How not to waste leftover TOUGH beef joint?

[LostOstrich]

We had a not-very-successful roast beef joint today. I'm not sure what went wrong, but it was so tough that our normal leftovers route (slicing it up for sandwiches) doesn't seem very palatable.

I've hacked the remains into lumps for now and put them in the freezer. It was still pretty rare in the middle.

Any suggestions what I can do with this? If I use it as base for casserole, will it just get even tougher, or is there a hope that it will simmer down into something quite nice? The flavour was not bad at all.

I'm not much of a cook, and if anyone has any ideas on how long it might need to cook for, that would be very helpful. Any specific recipes would be even more helpful!

Thanks

Sometimes I marinade leftover beef with soy sauce, ginger and spring onions. This seems to break down the meat quite nicely and then stirfry with veg and noodles.

You cloud try chopping it up in the food processor and then using it instead of mince in a cottage pie or bolognaise. If it's chopped up should won't matter so much that it was quite tough.

make a caserole, cook it on a low heat for a really long time and it should be ok.

I usually make a stew type thing with any left over gravy, some carrots and onions, tin of tomatos, add some water and bung in some red wine if you have any and cook on about 160 for a couple of hours (cover it over or it will burn)

mince it!

Thanks for the ideas - has given me some inspiration!

I wouldnt chop it as itll have a dry texture when cooked. Def mince it.

If it was from the supermarket and labelled roasting joint then it could be any cut and usually rough and barrrd.